al faran

Questions about al faran

What does al faran mean?

al faran means "an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan".

What is another word for al faran?

Close synonyms include Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is al faran a common word?

al faran is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.